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199585–59 (0.590)Made Playoffs
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GM: Jim Bowden

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$44M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.590
TAB
+10.7
WAB
+9.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.9
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago75
LEddie Taubensee65
BDamon Berryhill29

1B

LHal Morris99
LLenny Harris23
RBrian R. Hunter23
LEric Anthony17
RBenito Santiago8
RMariano Duncan⇄7
RCraig Worthington⇄4
RJerome Walton3
LEddie Taubensee3
BDamon Berryhill1
LJeff Branson1

2B

RBret Boone138
RMariano Duncan⇄12
LJeff Branson6
RMark Lewis2
LLenny Harris1

3B

LJeff Branson98
RMark Lewis72
LLenny Harris24
LWillie Greene7
REric Owens2

SS

RBarry Larkin130
LJeff Branson32
RMariano Duncan⇄8
RMark Lewis2

LF

RRon Gant117
BThomas Howard38
RJerome Walton36
LEric Anthony4
LLenny Harris4
RBrian R. Hunter3
LNigel Wilson2
RMariano Duncan⇄1

CF

RDarren Lewis⇄58
RJerome Walton50
BThomas Howard39
RReggie Sanders16
RSteve Gibralter2
LEric Anthony1

RF

RReggie Sanders125
LEric Anthony20
BThomas Howard14
RJerome Walton8
LLenny Harris4
RBrian R. Hunter1

DH

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Starters

LJohn Smiley4.6 WAR
LPete Schourek4.4 WAR
LDavid Wells⇄1.5 WAR
RJose Rijo1.5 WAR
RDave Burba⇄1.1 WAR
RMark Portugal⇄1.1 WAR
LC.J. Nitkowski⇄0.1 WAR
RTim Pugh0.0 WAR
LFrank Viola-0.0 WAR
RRick Reed-0.2 WAR
RJohn Roper⇄-0.2 WAR
RKevin Jarvis-0.3 WAR
RPete Smith-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Brantley28 sv
RHector Carrasco0 h
RXavier Hernandez0 h
LChuck McElroy0 h
RMike Jackson0 h
RPete Smith0 h
RJohnny Ruffin0 h
LBrad Pennington⇄0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Ron Gant3.4
Benito Santiago1.8
David Wells1.5
Mark Portugal1.1
Dave Burba1.1
Mark Lewis0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Kevin Mitchell4.2
Erik Hanson3.1
Tony Fernandez1.6
Jacob Brumfield1.1
Brian Dorsett0.6
Roberto Kelly0.5

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Reds. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Reggie Sanders 1995 +6.6 +108.1 2.0 +106.1 $0.3M 2.05× –
Pete Schourek 1995 +4.4 +77.8 0.8 +77.1 $0.2M 2.19× –
John Smiley 1995 +4.6 +80.5 5.0 +75.5 $1.1M 2.19× –
Barry Larkin 1995 +5.3 +63.5 5.9 +57.6 $1.1M 1.51× –
Ron Gant 1995 +3.4 +43.8 3.6 +40.2 $1.1M 1.60× –
Jerome Walton 1995 +1.9 +18.3 0.5 +17.8 $0.3M 1.22× –
Jeff Branson 1995 +2.2 +14.8 0.3 +14.5 $0.1M 0.85× –
Bret Boone 1995 +2.2 +14.3 0.4 +13.9 $0.2M 0.82× –
David Wells↔ 1995 +1.5 +12.0 0.8 +11.1 $0.6M 1.02× –
Benito Santiago 1995 +1.8 +11.1 0.7 +10.5 $0.4M 0.76× –
Hector Carrasco 1995 +0.9 +10.1 0.1 +10.0 $0.2M 1.34× –
Dave Burba↔ 1995 +1.1 +8.6 0.2 +8.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Portugal↔ 1995 +1.1 +8.7 1.5 +7.2 $1.4M 1.02× –
Jose Rijo 1995 +1.5 +12.0 5.8 +6.3 $3.9M 1.02× –
Thomas Howard 1995 +0.9 +5.7 0.7 +5.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Eddie Taubensee 1995 +1.3 +5.3 0.7 +4.6 $0.6M 0.52× –
Mark Lewis 1995 +0.8 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.2M 0.58× –
Xavier Hernandez 1995 +0.8 +4.1 1.5 +2.6 $1.9M 0.67× –
Darren Lewis↔ 1995 +0.5 +3.3 0.8 +2.5 $1.6M 0.83× –
Eric Anthony 1995 +0.4 +2.8 0.6 +2.2 $1.4M 0.83× –
Hal Morris 1995 +1.2 +5.5 3.3 +2.2 $2.7M 0.56× –
Mariano Duncan↔ 1995 +0.3 +1.2 0.2 +1.1 $0.6M 0.56× –
C.J. Nitkowski↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.5M 1.02× –
Eric Owens 1995 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.58× –
Mike Jackson 1995 +0.3 +1.8 1.2 +0.6 $3.6M 0.67× –
Jeff Brantley 1995 +0.2 +2.2 1.8 +0.5 $8.4M 1.34× –
Craig Worthington↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.5M 0.56× –
Brian R. Hunter 1995 +0.2 +1.1 0.7 +0.3 $3.0M 0.56× –
Tim Pugh 1995 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.1 $3.9M 0.67× –
Johnny Ruffin 1995 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $7.9M 0.67× –
Mike Remlinger↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Brad Pennington↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Frank Viola 1995 -0.0 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Nigel Wilson 1995 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Willie Greene 1995 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Chuck McElroy 1995 -0.1 -0.4 0.8 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Lenny Harris 1995 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Damon Berryhill 1995 -0.4 -1.6 0.6 -2.2 – 0.52× –
Deion Sanders↔ 1995 -0.2 -1.5 1.4 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Kevin Jarvis 1995 -0.3 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 1.02× –
John Courtright 1995 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
John Roper↔ 1995 -0.2 -2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Matt Grott 1995 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Pete Smith 1995 -0.6 -3.1 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Reed 1995 -0.2 -1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Scott Sullivan 1995 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Gibralter 1995 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+42.9+505.243.8+469.2—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

1995 · TEX / CIN
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$1.6M
Craig Worthington
CIN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Stephen Larkin
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · CIN / KCR / STL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$7.2M
Andre King
KCR · Herk Robinson +$2.4M
Mike Remlinger
STL · Walt Jocketty −$9.6M
Miguel Mejía, Luis Ordaz
CIN came out ahead by $7.2M 3-team
1995 · CHC / CIN
CHC · Ed Lynch +$0.0M
Keith Kessinger
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Greg Hillman
Even trade
1995 · WSN / CIN
WSN · Kevin Malone +$1.6M
Jhonny Carvajal
CIN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Gabe White
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · CIN / COL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Marcus Moore
COL · Bob Gebhard −$0.8M
Chris Sexton
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · MIN / CIN
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
John Courtright
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Dave McCarty
Even trade
1995 · CIN / BAL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$1.6M
Brad Pennington
BAL · Roland Hemond −$1.6M
Tony Nieto, Danny Clyburn
CIN came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · CIN / NYM
CIN · Jim Bowden +$11.2M
Mike Remlinger
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$11.2M
Cobi Cradle
CIN came out ahead by $11.2M
1995 · CIN / DET
CIN · Jim Bowden +$8.8M
David Wells
DET · Joe Klein −$8.8M
C. J. Nitkowski, Dave Tuttle, Mark Lewis
CIN came out ahead by $8.8M
1995 · BAL / CIN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$42.4M
David Wells
CIN · Jim Bowden −$42.4M
Curtis Goodwin, Trovin Valdez
BAL came out ahead by $42.4M
1995 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$20.0M
Tim Belcher
CIN · Jim Bowden −$20.0M
Roger Salkeld
SEA came out ahead by $20.0M
1995 · CIN / SFG
CIN · Jim Bowden +$12.0M
Mark Portugal, Darren Lewis, Dave Burba
SFG · Bob Quinn −$12.0M
Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, Dave McCarty
CIN came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$43.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Barry Larkin319.000$5.9M$5.7M$5.3M$5.3M$5.3M$5.3M$9.0M
Jose Rijo3011.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
John Smiley309.000$5.0M$5.0M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Ron Gant308.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Hal Morris307.000$3.3M$1.6M$3.1MFREE AGENT$450k$298k
Jeff Brantley317.000$1.8M$1.9M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Mark Portugal3210.000$1.5M$4.3MFREE AGENT
Xavier Hernandez296.000$1.5M$570kFREE AGENT
Deion Sanders276.000$1.4MFREE AGENT$1.2M
Mike Jackson309.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chuck McElroy276.000$850k$628kFREE AGENT
David Wells328.000$831kFREE AGENT
Benito Santiago309.000$650kFREE AGENT$650k
Damon Berryhill318.000$580kFREE AGENT
Eric Anthony276.000$575k$610kFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris307.000$522k$550k$650k$440kFREE AGENT
Jerome Walton296.000$500kFREE AGENT
Frank Viola3513.000$190kFREE AGENT
Mariano Duncan3210.000$179kFREE AGENT
Craig Worthington307.000$57kFREE AGENT
Rick Reed307.000—FREE AGENT
Pete Smith298.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Reggie Sanders274.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Lewis275.000$813kFREE AGENT
Pete Schourek264.000$763kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian R. Hunter274.000$740kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Taubensee264.000$710kARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Howard305.000$675kFREE AGENT
Bret Boone263.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Branson283.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lewis254.000$190kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Burba285.000$173kFREE AGENT
Tim Pugh283.000$170kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Greene233.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Remlinger294.000$34kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Johnny Ruffin232.000$195kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Carrasco251.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nigel Wilson252.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis251.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Owens240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Pennington262.000$58kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Nitkowski220.000$49kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Courtright25–—
Steve Gibralter220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Grott27–—
John Roper23–—
Scott Sullivan240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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